Rambling Film

Stars in their eyes.   It's hard to believe that this actually happened. Based on  this article published in Vanity Fair back in 2010. The Bling Ring follows a group of celebrity obsessed teenagers that robbed the houses of several famous faces. How did they get in to these houses? Through the front door in some cases. Paris Hilton leaves a key under her mat. Miranda Kerr and Audrina Patridge leave their doors unlocked. Hell, they even "check cars" and open random car doors to see if people have left cash or credit cards inside. They ended up netting more than 3 million dollars in goods.   Rebecca (Katie Chang) is the ring leader. Marc (Isreal Broussard) is the new, shy kid at school who just wants to fit in. He clings to Becca despite her bad behavior. Chloe, Nikki, and Sam (Claire Julien, Emma Watson, and Taissa Farmiga) are along for the ride. I'm fascinated by this film for a few reasons. The first one being that I actually watched Pretty Wild, which...

gif via johnnyandkits     We start our episode with Eric still glamouring the governor's daughter in her bedroom. She is going to die, but first, she's going to tell him everything. She mentions "experiments." Somehow, the governor's guards knew he was up there, but arrived too late. Later, they're back at Fangtasia with Tara and Pam, who are not happy at all that Eric has brought her there. Basically, they've built a concentration camp for vampires. They pack their shit and head over to Ginger's to spend the night. The good thing about these scenes were that we got some humor/banter from Eric and Pam, and you can't go wrong with those two.   At said concentration camp, Reverand Newlin has been taken there, and he finds out his wife Sarah, who we haven't seen since season 2 is working with them. She says "If you really want to do God's work, you have to be in politics." That made me laugh.     Bill thinks he can...

If you're claustrophobic, you probably shouldn't watch this.   Sarah (Shauna MacDonald) has had a rough year. She lost her husband and daughter in an accident and has been trying to keep moving forward. She decides to go spelunking (which after viewing this, I will never fucking do) with a group of her girlfriends. At one point, they mention that they are two miles BELOW ground. Suddenly, the encounter strange creatures that are going to tear them apart. Now it's a race to get back to the surface.   I actually kept stretching out my arms and legs the first time I saw this because it made me feel so claustrophobic. Just the simple line of them mentioning how deep below the earth they were made me uncomfortable. This movie really excels when it comes to the horror aspect. We don't get a good look at the creatures right away, but when we do, they're creepy as hell. It definitely doesn't lack on the gore either. I wasn't familiar with any of the actor...

We're going to a party at Franco's house!   Some could call This Is The End a vanity project, but when your main cast is this funny, I think you get a free pass.   Jay Burachel comes to Los Angeles to visit his friend, Seth Rogen. Seth suggests they go to his friend, James Franco's house for a party. Burachel is reluctant, he doesn't care too much for this crowd. While at the party, a strange earth quake happens, and suddenly Burachel, Rogen, Franco, Danny McBride, Jonah Hill, and Craig Robinson are all stuck in Franco's house when the apocalypse happens.   All of the main cast just plays more extreme versions of themselves, and it works wonderfully. This Is The End is easily the best comedy I've seen all year. The opening scene at Franco's house party is the strongest because of all the random cameos. Michael Cera's was my favorite, it's the funniest thing I've ever seen him in. Plus we got a Superbad reunion for a few minutes the...

It's easy when it's not you...   Sarah (Brit Marling) is an undercover operator for an elite intelligence firm. She's tasked with infiltrating a group known as The East. They're anarchic environmentalists that are targeting large corporations. Oil companies, pharmaceutical companies, etc. Sarah is mesmerized by the group's unofficial leader, Benji. (Alexander Skarsgard) With fellow group members, Izzy, (Ellen Page) Doc, (Toby Kebbell) and Luca, (Shiloh Fernandez, how the hell this guy keeps getting roles is beyond me) Sarah gets in on their "jams" and starts to question her place in all of this.   Brit Marling not only starred in this, but she wrote the screenplay as well. I'm officially looking forward to seeing more of her, because I thought the whole thing was brilliant. The film felt very tense, as I was always worried that Sarah was going to get caught. I got very attached to her, so I felt like I was having the same dilemmas she was du...

I still give zero fucks about these new characters Tonight's episode of True Blood made me scratch my head a bit. Is it wrong to say a show about supernaturals might be stretching it a bit? Here's why: When we check back at Fangtasia, Tara is still writhing in pain, because apparently it didn't occur to Pam to try to pull that bullet out of Tara? Luckily Eric shows up and uses a beer bottle to get the newly made silver bullet that emits UV light out of her body. That's right. There's now silver light up UV bullets AND special contacts that some how prevent humans from being glamoured. You know, I thought mind control had more to do with THE MIND AND NOT THE ACTUAL EYE BALL? Apparently I'm wrong, which happens sometimes. Apparently Eric's plan of action is to seduce the governor's totally not a teenage daughter. We don't know what Nora's plan of action is yet. (Hopefully it's meeting the true death.) Sookie gets called into work. (F...

We all had that crappy summer job.   In some instances, maybe it lasted even longer than the summer. Either way, that first minimum wage job is gives our lead character his reality check.     James (Jesse Eisenberg) had planned on spending the summer after college in Europe, however he has some financial set backs and is forced to take a job at a local amusement park. It's at this job that he becomes infatuated with Em, (Kristen Stewart) makes new friends and learns a lot of life lessons on the way.   Despite this film having the typical awkward performances of Eisenberg and Stewart, it's actually very enjoyable to watch. They work well in the roles given to them, and the supporting cast (Bill Hader, Kristin Wiig, Ryan Reynolds, etc) are nice additions as well. I found this movie to be a little nostalgic in a way. It reminded me of all of the summers I spent working multiple jobs during school, and how I don't miss that at all.   Grade: B ...